Expanded for IAC21!
IAC knows that just as our designs are better when we include people from diverse backgrounds, our community is stronger as well. That’s why we are committed to engaging the next generation of information architects, especially those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
The IAC Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students from backgrounds underrepresented at the IA Conference to assist them with attending the IAC and leadership positions within the IA community. We also offer discounted student tickets to help all students be able to attend.
About the Program
Because IAC21 will be a virtual conference, we are able to greatly expand our Scholarship Program this year. We are offering a Diversity Student Scholarship, an Equity Scholarship, and our Student Discount. Scholarships are made possible by sponsors and donations from IAC attendees.
Diversity Student Scholarships
IAC Scholars share in the prestige and opportunities that become available when they are selected.
The Scholarship Program has three primary purposes:
- To nurture and sustain the professional development of the scholars,
- To establish a network of scholars over time who become mentors to other promising newcomers, and
- To support the information architecture and user experience design communities.
Equity Scholarships
The Equity Scholarship has two primary purposes:
- To allow practitioners who are out of work or between gigs the opportunity to continue their professional development, and
- To support the information architecture and user experience design communities.
Student Discounts
All students are welcome to register for IAC using our student discount.
- $99 for main conference registration
- $50 per pre-conference workshop
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- Meet the IAC21 Diversity Student Scholars Posted April 13, 2021 by Cassini Nazir
Thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters
Organizations who have contributed and sponsored students to attend IAC are:
- Rosenfeld Media
- Balsamiq
- University of Maryland
- Dominican University
- Université de Montréal
People in the IA community who have donated to the IAC Scholarship Program include:
- Valentyna Akulova
- Dani Armengol
- Alesha Arp
- Marcia Bates
- Anita Cheng
- Erica DeJoannis
- Clayton Dewey
- Karl Fast
- Chad Garrett
- Dan Gleason
- Rebecca Harper
- Rosie Hay
- Jordan Higgins
- Noah Iliinsky
- Shannon Janus
- Amy Jiménez Márquez
- Joslyn Layne
- Dalia R. Levine
- Andrea Liede-Sevsek
- Karen T. Lin
- Erin Malone
- Lilach Manheim
- Stuart Maxwell
- Catherine Mills
- Kimberly Morrow
- Tig Newman
- Fabricio Novak
- Shoji Ohashi
- Jeffrey Pass
- Renoir Pope
- Rachel Price
- Michael Priestley
- Lisa Remlinger
- Jose Rojas
- Andrea Rosenbusch
- Tania Schlatter
- Jennifer Shirey
- Samuel Sipes
- Carol Smith
- Alastair Somerville
- Larry Swanson
- Amber Swope
- Tracy Taylor
- Danielle Vargas
- Ivan Wilson
Questions?
If you need more information, contact scholarships@theiaconference.com.